Trump Goes Rogue On GOP, Ruins Major Agenda Goal For Them In SCOTUS Pick (VIDEO)

When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, many Americans were freaking out about what would happen to Roe v. Wade with Donald Trump in charge of picking a Supreme Court nominee. Abortion rights have always been one of the Republican Party’s main targets, and the more progressive side of the country knew that the GOP would jump on a chance to overturn the law. Unfortunately for conservatives, Trump is unpredictable — and it looks like it won’t be so easy for them.

In an interview with Fox News, host Maria Bartiromo asked the president how he would be picking his Supreme Court nominee, specifically focusing on abortion rights. Bartiromo asked Trump if he would question his candidates on how they felt about Roe v. Wade before choosing his nominee, and the president’s answer surprised Republicans. Bartiromo asked:

Are you going to ask your nominees beforehand how they might vote on Roe versus Wade?”

Trump said:

Well, that’s a big one. And probably not. They are all saying don’t do that. You don’t do that. You shouldn’t do that. But I’m putting conservative people on.”

Bartiromo reminded Trump that during his presidential campaign, the president had said abortion rights should be left up to the states. Trump was indecisive, even on his own talking point:

Well, maybe some day it will be to the states. You never know how that’s going to turn out. That’s a very complex question. The Roe v. Wade is probably the one that people are talking about in terms of having an effect. But we will see what happens. But it could very well end up with states at some point.”

The GOP probably thought the annihilation of abortion rights would be easy once they had a Republican president and another Supreme Court Justice pick. Unfortunately for them, Trump’s presidency is going NOTHING like they expected. You can watch this video below:

During interview with @MariaBartiromo, Trump said he “probably” won’t ask potential SCOTUS nominees for their position on Roe vs. Wade — “but I’m putting conservative people on.”